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December 2016

Next Meeting COMIO's next meeting will include an  Issue-Specific Workshop on Wednesday, February 1, 2017  from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM and a full  Council Meeting on Thursday, February 2 , from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Both meetings will be held at the following location: Board of Parole Hearing Executive Board Room 1515 K Street, 5th Floor, Suite 550 Sacramento, CA 95814 For the full list of COMIO Meetings for 2017 please click  here . Announcements COMIO 2016 Annual Report Released Difficult decisions are ahead for local and state policymakers. Individuals with mental illness are a growing proportion of the jail and prison population putting at risk resources needed to support community alternatives. Waiting to address behavioral health needs due to incarceration will pull scarce resources towards the wrong end of the system. The time to invest in strategies that divert individuals from incarceration and enhance service and housing capacity for those with high needs a